As teams shy away from dealing first-rounders for stars, which trades have been the biggest successes and utter failures?

Giannis Antetokounmpo has spent his entire NBA career with the Bucks, but his name has been floated around the trade deadline for a few years now as Milwaukee has underperformed since its championship run in 2021.

Here’s the full list of the trades completed during the 2025/26 NBA season: Wizards acquire Trae Young.

So rather than focus on the best players who might get traded at the deadline, we're going to lean into the ones who probably will. The names aren't all going to be flashy, but these are 10 of the likeliest players to move between now and Feb.

Keep track of every official trade during the 2025-26 NBA season. “Official” means the deal has been approved by the league and announced by the team. The NBA trade deadline i

These aren't deals that are rumored to happen or that I think will happen; they're simply moves that I think would be fun.

The NBA’s trade deadline is less than a month away, and rumors are flying as to where NBA stars and rotational contributors will land. Several teams seem to be gearing up to make moves, though prices will be high on the current market.

The Sacramento Kings are reportedly open to moving multiple big names prior to the Feb. 5 NBA trade deadline, including center Domantas Sabonis and forward DeMar DeRozan.

The combo of KAT and Antetokounmpo could be interesting. For the NY Knicks, a starting five of Turner, OG Anunoby, Josh Hart, Mikal Bridges, and Jalen Brunson, with a bench of Kuzma, Jordan Clarkson, Mitchell Robinson, and Deuce McBride, is pretty good.